Grommers F J
Bijzondere leerstoel Relatie Mens-Dier, Faculteit der Diergeneeskunde, Universiteit Utrecht.
Tijdschr Diergeneeskd. 1996 Jun 15;121(12):350-3.
The use of growth promotors, such as steroid hormones, beta-agonists and somatotropins, may result in animal health and welfare risks and raise ethical questions. From this point of view some fundamental statements are discussed. Growth promotors do not contribute to an efficient production of essential nutritional needs for man. There is a need for a consistent policy aiming at sustainable agriculture and world food supply. Animal husbandry cannot be regarded as a simple technical-economical enterprise because of the intrinsic biological values involved. If growth promotors are almost exclusively judged on safety criteria than questions of principle are avoided. The choice to use growth promotors cannot be left to self-regulation based on self-interest and/or be made subject to international trade agreements governed by economic considerations only. In the production of food the price for the protection of the environment and the animals ought to be paid. It is time to make future oriented choices.
使用生长促进剂，如类固醇激素、β-激动剂和生长激素，可能会给动物健康和福利带来风险，并引发伦理问题。从这一角度出发，本文讨论了一些基本观点。生长促进剂无助于高效生产人类所需的基本营养物质。需要制定一项旨在实现可持续农业和全球粮食供应的一致政策。由于涉及内在的生物学价值，畜牧业不能被视为一个简单的技术经济企业。如果几乎完全根据安全标准来评判生长促进剂，那么原则性问题就会被回避。是否使用生长促进剂的选择不能留给基于自身利益的自我监管，也不能仅由受经济因素支配的国际贸易协定来决定。在食品生产中，应该为保护环境和动物付出代价。是时候做出面向未来的选择了。
